Ive never had this problem before other than last week.

after not starting the car for 2 weeks, when I went to start it, it cranked a hair more than normal. Then it started up. I drove twice since then w/o a problem. Today, I went to fire it up and it cranked for what seemed like two full seconds before firing up. Much much more than normal. The tank is full of fuel.
Its been hot and humid in VA and I was wondering if that could be a problem, or is something else starting to fail.

after about a 45 minute drive w/o any issues ( sideways once. off the rev limiter twice ) I got home, shut it off and started it up about 10 seconds later, and it started right up.

Any ideas?

 

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Makes me feel like I was the only one with this problem and maybe it wasnt the heat

 

I had a similar problem with a TPI on a chevy 350. It basically was hard to start after a long shutdown (>10 min). It turned out to be one or more of the injectors was bleeding down into the cylinder. To check it, hook up a Fuel Pressure gage, pump it up and let it set for a while see if the pressure drops enough to cause a problem. You can also pull the fuel rail and set the injectors on paper towels to check for the leaky one after you pump up the system.

One other thing, when was your last fuel filter change?

 

fuel filter never changed. car has 18000 miles
the injectors are 5 months old 28.8 injectors. If it was bleeding down, wouldnt it just run rough for a little while after start up?

 

Sounds like a fuel problem.. Try some injector cleaner, and might want to put a new Fuel filter in if its been 30-50,000 for sure. Just my .02

 

damn car !

I just went out to the garage and it fired right up. I covered and we'll both sleep better tonight

 

Probably not. Mine smelled rich and gassy at times but it ran fine once it started. It would depend on the severity of the leak down. I would start with a fresh filter and then check your pressure.